Detecting cocaine use? The autobiographical implicit association test (aIAT) produces false positives in a real-world setting.

Vargo, Elisabeth Julie and Petroczi, Andrea (2013) Detecting cocaine use? The autobiographical implicit association test (aIAT) produces false positives in a real-world setting. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 8(22), ISSN (online) 1747-597X

Abstract

The aIAT is a variant of an attitude measure and can be better rationalized if propositional thinking is implied to explain outcomes. The Relational Frame and Social Knowledge Structure theories can perhaps provide a more plausible theoretical background. Further work is required to clarify which factors underlie this testing technique's functioning. Reappraisal is advised before further forensic use of the instrument to ensure that general associations not related to autobiographical memory do not confound results.

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